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WARN vs. Smittybilt Winches - Which one is best for your Bronco or Jeep Wrangler?

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shittybilt? Comment from : david

Both Made in China Comment from : Von Rod Limpot

The Youtube channel Project Farm did a head to head test of various winches Warn came out far from on top surprisingly Comment from : Indefatigable

Hey what do you know, the most expensive brand on the market also tends to make the best product on the market Wild Comment from : Chris

Currently in this debate as well I ordered a Warn Evo VR 10S five months ago when I ordered my SSO bumper Only for the bumper to show up and be told the Warn winch remote it recalled that they aren’t shipping anymore until atleast another 90 days with wired only remote But the Smittybuilt is in stock and ready to ship Comment from : Project_Poor_Runner

2 years later and it’s still a cock measure contest by way of wallet size China is China I think, today you are paying for customer service and that’s too subjective to accurately measure Comment from : Brandon Ward

Assembled in America! A monkey can assemble Chinese parts as well as any American Comment from : CharlieCheapshot

The worst biased video I’ve seen Comment from : Worldi25

Great video Comment from : Doomsday Diesel

Warn “USED” to be top of the line!!! Now… HELL no!!! Just an average get by China Doll Baby !!!! There is no WAY in hell is it worth 3 times the cost of a SmittyBilt!!! I’ll just spend 1/3 the money and just wear out 3 compared to the ONE Warn!!! Comment from : Campbell73

dear what do think about superwinche sd12rs Comment from : fahad Alsabej

Warn 95 CTI with steel line, what they don’t say about synthetic line is especially when it comes out of the fair lead that little bit exposed to UV rays, that line needs to be replaced yearly as per the fine print in the packaging at least from what I have seen, but I swear by the 95 CTI winch if you can still get them? Just my personal opinion, Thanks for the review Comment from : Jon Luchessi

I had a 10,000 pound smittybilt winch on my two door wrangler rubicon I recently traded off my 2 door rubicon for a gladiatoe rubicon which i put a 12,000 pound warn winch on I pretensioned the synthetic rope by pulling wind blown down trees Comment from : Bob Vedder

I have had both models and wasnt disappointed with either one Comment from : Bob Vedder

Has Warn fixed the parasitic battery drain on the remote of their Zeon Platinum line yet? Very poor design Comment from : synctronic

Even some of the Warn winches are made in China now the VR line I think It's ridiculous Comment from : Mike Hixson

And on the other end of the truck put on at the same time I have a Smitty belt Don't work at all You tell me Comment from : Steven Hawn

I gotta 10 year old Warren works great Comment from : Steven Hawn

I had a Superwinch on my 07 JK for 10 years, and it never faltered I had it under water, in mud, muddy water, and on New England salty winter roads for 10 years and 70,000 miles uncovered, without one hiccup Comment from : -AV8R-

The shurpa 25,00 lb which is amazing way better the any of my warn or smitty built Comment from : Robert Gaborko

I got the xrc smitty built 17,500 lb winch with steel cable on a 77 dodge w200 the winch works the control could be better and all smitty built winches I have used the cable is a bitch to get out on free spool Comment from : Robert Gaborko

I ended up with a Smittybilt X2O Gen3 12k lb for 20 off plus free 3" tow strap, gloves, and two D Rings If I die, I'll change it and get a Warn I also got a Harbor Fraud Daytona 3 ton long reach jack If I die, I'll get a Snap-On or whatever :DbrbrAlso, I thought the XRC was the lower end and the X2O was the "Cadillac"? XRC was cheaper than X2O I've used my winch twice, one of those times my Jeep was sliding down into a ravine, saved my butt!! It was so fun!!!! Comment from : Mike Thompson

Great vid I’m always a fan of American made vs the crap out of China The Warn VR line is Chinese, and stupid-priced for Chinese crap I did buy one, and the thing is crap that is poorly built Trying to get Warn to remedy the issues I’ve had is beyond painful At that level of winch, SmittyBuilt is a no brainer, price wise Yup, u get what u pay for, but Warn is price gouging Love the Zeon, but it’s effing expensive Comment from : Our Bills999

Don’t really see any facts here just keep saying “funky” or “wonky” things about smittybuilt, all opinion, smittybuilt x20 has zero negative reviews that I’ve seen guy just favors warn Comment from : David Holguin

just looked up the cost of warn winches 3 to 4 times the cost of smittybuilt depending on choices, Leaves lots of money left over to purchase a good recovery setup a tank of gas, and still make that car payment! YOUR CHOICE! the market has changed drasticly, Don't rely on what happened in the past, products are being built better Comment from : Steve Saunders

No bias here! Comment from : Steve Saunders

Warn is the Harley of winches Not worth it Comment from : Andy Pask Mack

Bronco? Lol get a shitty Badlands and call it good You can’t get stuck at the mall Comment from : MyFestivus

The last 2 times I was on the trail in Moab both Warn winches and a Smittybilt failed on the trail and some dude in a rusted out Ford truck with a Harbor Freight saved the day! Comment from : Stack Smasher

Sounds very fanboyish Comment from : Nolen Harper

Warn is made over the pond as well no company is immune Comment from : Pablo Escobar

The SB just seem to be all over the place as far as reviews Comment from : Pablo Escobar

Had a Warn m8000 in an ARB on my XJ What nobody really ever talks about is that it's not waterproof or even water resistant It was pretty much enclosed in the ARB but I definitely wouldn't want that sitting on top of the bumper on my Jeep completely exposed Not sure why any company makes a winch that's not at least ip68 water resistant makes no sense to me since it'll be sitting in the elements at all times Anyway, I'm between Sherpa and this Smittybilt this time around Comment from : ChriS Spencer

This guy is this video I can see sitting around the campfire and judging other people 🙄 Comment from : Flavio Fandino

What winch are you running,?? Comment from : Greg Macklin

Superwinch sx12sr Comment from : Joseph Wagner

I've heard that exact statement Gee why would you put a Warn on that? Comment from : J Wat

Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience! brWhat are your thoughts on the M8000 (PNW area use) re-spooled with a good synthetic rope and mounted on a 1st gen Tacoma? brShould a guy just keep saving and buy a Zeon? Comment from : Yo Boo

Great information!! Thank you for sharing! Comment from : Wheres Wiseman

uh I mean I see the boxes of Chinese parts but they are assemble by people here so that makes them far superior and worth $2000 more YEAH NO Comment from : marlboroman71818

what is a JL? Comment from : leokadya trotter

You ever used this brand Quadratec Q performance stealth Winch ? Comment from : dunno yolo

Would this be ok for once in a while use on a full sized pick-up Truck Warn VR Evo 8,000 lb ? Comment from : dunno yolo

Good points but I had to stop listening after the 30th Uh-mmm, which was about a 3rd of the way into the video I’m sure the guy knows a lot but not the channel for me Comment from : Family Donald

"I just think they're a better product" lol Comment from : David Gee

I don't have a dog in the hunt either way, just looking for an objective opinion This vid is nothing but your opinion, no facts, no objective analysis Why not provide some real info, otherwise you're just a snob like the guy below said Comment from : TexasR1

What about Come Up winches? Comment from : Martin Klaus

People are getting what they asked for, cheap equals cheap s*** that falls apart I have been trying to buy American which is getting harder and harder to do because of quality do you want to buy 2 or 3 times like a lot of people I know, you actually pay more or do you want to pay one time a little bit more than the cheap s*** people with not a lot of money can only afford the best Comment from : g u y

I just ordered and bought my first ever Jeep A 2021 JL Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon I ordered mine with the steel bumper group among other things and bought it to be primarily used for off roading purposes The first 2 add ons are going to be a winch and off road lights With the winch, I knew from the beginning that I would be going with a Warn! But what are the differences between the Warn Zeon 12k winch and the Warn Zeon Platinum 12k winch other than one has a wired controller and one has a wireless controller? Thank you! Comment from : J R

Why would anyone buy products from a country that sent us the wuflu and puts citizens they don't like in camps? Buy USA made when possible Comment from : Allan McCullough

I have used warn for many years The last 5 years , I have used smittybuilt No problems in 5 years except pinched cable that was my fault $250 is what I paid for my smittybuilt Thats $50 a year for a no problem winch Comment from : Loving Idaho

I'm looking at the 10k or 12k for hauling inop vehicle being a car hauler, you have an idea Comment from : Daud FW

Warn makes great winches, always have! However, their price gouging has opened up the market! If you’re worried about impressing people, buy a Warn! If not, there are plenty of options for half the money! Comment from : John Roche

how about sherpa? Comment from : Nick Gibb

I bought a SB X2O 4yrs ago because of price, it never let me down Comment from : Jason H

I also have only lived by warn and my friends have had problems with smittybilt but we use our stuff really hard That being said this guy is a major snob Ive run an 8k warn winch on a 1985 4runner on 35s for years and its never failed, you do not need a 10k winch Comment from : jordan north

Cost cost cost Warn yes years ago, not so much anymore Comment from : twoallame

20 years ago I would have said save for a Warn and only a Warn I don’t see them as being worth the prices they charge brbrFor my money, mostly distinctions with out any meaningful differences but just some salesmanship to charge premium pricesbrbrJust my 2 cents I don’t have a dog in this fight do t own either brand currently Comment from : 528Circle

Would love to hear your opinion of the Badlands Apex 12k, especially vs the Smittybilt Comment from : Chris Wilson

If I was going to recommend a $1500-$2000 winch it would definitely be a Sherpa 12k 949$ 17k 1,000$ they also have a 25k 1,500$ there are also things you can add on that will increase the price but I recommend these far over a WARN hands-down superior and quality Anyway cheers! Comment from : Samuel C

So, you have never used a smitty, yet your reviewing one based off specs on paper? Comment from : T Hub

I bet u r sponsored with that 2000Dollar platinum Comment from : Philly B

Thank you for the video Some great information Would love to hear your thoughts on Superwinch They seem to have a good line of recovery winches, maybe just not as popular, or maybe not as dependable? Comment from : Stephen Bradley

Feel like the VR would have been a better comparison to the Smitty Roughly the same price Comment from : Erik

What do you think of ComeUp winch ? Would you choose the ComeUp Gen2 vs the Warn Evo VR ? what about ComeUp Gen2 vs Warn Zeon ?? Comment from : Luckystudio13

How would you rate the build and quality of the VR EVO line? Comment from : Zalde Sapla

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